I NEVER FELT BETTER
From the film "Athena" (1954)
(Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane)


Debbie Reynolds & Jane Powell (Film Soundtrack) - 1954




DEBBIE:
When I try makin' money, I never have much luck
I never earn a dime, much less a buck
Are my finances in a mess, yes
But I never felt better, so I couldn't care less

I don't puy Polo ponies or fly a private plane
I never order beer, much less Champagne
But do I need a lot o' dough, no
'Cause I never felt better, so I couldn't feel low

Not low
No! No!
I'm high
Hi, here's why

I never have a worry, I never have a care
About what I should buy or what to wear
And do I find my future bright, right
'Cause I never felt better and I'm doin' all right

When Summer's at its hottest, the rain must keep me cool
'Cause I don't own a creek, much less a pool
What do I do when warm as toast, boast
That I never felt better, so I simply won't roast

When Winter's at its coldest, I shiver and I shriek
I haven't got a coat, much less a mink
But does that mean I'm losin' hope, nope
'Cause I never felt better, tell me why should I mope

Why mope
Hoh, huh-huh-huh
No soap
Won't cry, not I

Days I go out shoppin', I buy each thing I see
I charge 'em, then I feel I got 'em free
So where will I receive my mail, jail
But I never felt better, so I'm cruisin' full sail

JANE:
The thing most people love to do is worry
They dearly love to worry and complain
So let me check my list and see if I have missed
A possible source of misery and pain
(A possible source of misery and pain)

JANE: How's your appetite
DEBBIE: Tremendous
JANE: How's your energy
DEBBIE: Stupendous
JANE: Are you strong
DEBBIE: So strong I have to watch my step

DEBBIE: How're your eyes
JANE: Bright as a penny
DEBBIE: And your sleep
JANE: 'Cause I'm always on the ball and full of pep
(How's your heart)
JANE: It must be tickin' 'cause I feel alive and kickin'
(How's your brain)
JANE: Well, it's insane
DEBBIE: But kind of quick
(How's your lovelife)
JANE: I got plenty, how's your vision
DEBBIE: Twenty-twenty, must confess that I'm depressingly unsick

DEBBIE:
If I'm to cross the ocean, I'd better learn to float
I can't afford a raft, much less a boat
But would I love to see Paree, weeeh
Still I never felt better, so Pomona suits me

And Heidelberg would thrill me
I'd buy a dress of chintz and go right out and land a student prince
But will I ever cross the Rhine, nein
Still I never felt better, so the beach will do fine

I no rhyme, that's fine
Won't see Paree

I haven't got a worry, I haven't got a care
About what I should buy or what to wear
Got no diamond solitaire, so what, you know what
I consider diamonds kind o' square
Besides I never felt better, I never felt better
No, I never felt better and I'm walkin' on air



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - December 2018)